2019 will continue the trend of Series A investments dropping, so be Investment ready

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What we do

The fundraising team at Challenge Advisory, has over 20 years worth of investor relationships, with deep investment market analytics and expertise in business strategy which has allowed us to finally give the fundraising leverage back to startups.

Approximately 50% of all true IPO’s are venture backed. In 2018, more than 70% of all exits over $20million were also venture backed. Fundraising provides an essential bridge between innovation and scalable penetration. For founders, successful fundraising must be more than financing. It is must entail creating long term partnerships with investors who have the necessary value add and expertise to take your startup through to a successful exit.

The competition has intensified and the early stage fundraising bubble has burst. More money is flowing to fewer startups by investors, who are more specific than ever, on what they are looking for.

At Challenge Advisory, we take a different approach to fundraising. We utilise our expertise in business design and strategy to help founders link fundraising to growth. We believe smart money and strategic industry investors provide unparalleled advantages.

Syndicate structuringBringing together multiple investors to build a consortium to add value

Insights

Read insights produced by our Sales & Marketing team

Our analysis has shown consolidation across early stage fundraising markets. In 2012 the average Series round was $2.8 M, by 2017 it has risen to $6.1 M. Importantly, deal volume for tech half declined in half since its 2014 high. Is the era of easy access to early stage capital over?

Corporate venture capital (CVC) has established its position as an important player within the global venture capital landscape. In 2018, CVC accounted for 27% of total venture capital investments. We explore if CVC can help start-ups create competitive advantage

Venture capital market structures vary significantly between the UK, EU and USA. Average size funds of the UK and EU are almost half that of the USA. Our analyst compare the differences between the regions through data analysis and our experience

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Last year we helped over 600 companies like yours develop and deliver strategies for revenue growth, see how we can help you

Case studies

We were engaged by blockchain IoT startup Augmate to manage their crowdfunding campaign. After an end to end investor marketing campaign, Challenge Advisory successfully raised $12 million for the client

Case studies

In November 2017 the Governor's office of an East Coast US state engaged with Challenge Advisory to conduct a comprehensive evaluation of the innovation policy implemented by the previous administration.